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Animals, Volume 11, Issue 8

August 2021 - 324 articles

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Cover Story: Those involved in the care of horses have faced challenges to their routine and wellbeing whilst navigating providing care to animals during the pandemic. Using a qualitative approach, this study investigated the impacts of the pandemic on the wellbeing of groups of horse owners, equine veterinarians, farriers, and welfare centre managers, mostly based in the Aberdeenshire region. Results found changes in methods of communication and access to horses had negative mental health consequences for veterinarians and horse owners. It also identified that this equestrian community sample had developed ways to improve their own wellbeing through prosocial attitudes and activities which also benefited the wider community. It is hoped that these findings will help to inform future initiatives that seek to promote wellbeing in studied groups in future pandemic scenarios. View this paper

Articles (324)

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,708 Views
14 Pages

Altered Proteomic Profile of Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes from Cats with Severe Chronic Gingivostomatitis

  • Antonio J. Villatoro,
  • María del Carmen Martín-Astorga,
  • Cristina Alcoholado,
  • Casimiro Cárdenas,
  • Fernando Fariñas,
  • José Becerra and
  • Rick Visser

23 August 2021

Feline chronic gingivostomatitis (FCGS) is a pathology with a complicated therapeutic approach and with a prevalence between 0.7 and 12%. Although the etiology of the disease is diverse, feline calicivirus infection is known to be a predisposing fact...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,342 Views
16 Pages

23 August 2021

In New Zealand, over two million dairy calves between four and seven days of age are sent to meat processing premises every year. There is a need to develop protocols for holistically assessing the welfare of calves sent to slaughter in the first wee...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,268 Views
12 Pages

23 August 2021

The objective of this study was to demonstrate the pharmacokinetic–pharmacodynamic profile, bioavailability, and withdrawal time of tylosin tartrate (TT) administered to olive flounder via intramuscular (IM, 10 or 20 mg/kg, n = 240) and intravascular...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,684 Views
11 Pages

23 August 2021

Habitat suitability provides essential information for the management of protected species. However, studies that jointly consider the impacts of human disturbance and sympatric animals in habitat suitability assessments of giant panda are limited, w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,659 Views
16 Pages

Predictivity of Antemortem Findings on Postmortem Inspection in Italian Heavy Pigs Slaughterhouses

  • Sergio Ghidini,
  • Giovanni Loris Alborali,
  • Silvio De Luca,
  • Antonio Marco Maisano,
  • Federica Guadagno,
  • Mauro Conter,
  • Adriana Ianieri and
  • Emanuela Zanardi

23 August 2021

Pigs slaughtered in European abattoirs must be submitted to antemortem inspection (AMI) and postmortem inspection (PMI), as required by the current European legislation in the matter of official controls. AMI and PMI are equally essential to guarante...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,563 Views
11 Pages

Acid-Sensing Ion Channels in Zebrafish

  • Giuseppe Montalbano,
  • Maria Levanti,
  • Kamel Mhalhel,
  • Francesco Abbate,
  • Rosaria Laurà,
  • Maria Cristina Guerrera,
  • Marialuisa Aragona and
  • Antonino Germanà

23 August 2021

The ASICs, in mammals as in fish, control deviations from the physiological values of extracellular pH, and are involved in mechanoreception, nociception, or taste receptions. They are widely expressed in the central and peripheral nervous system. In...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,849 Views
12 Pages

Optimization of a Protocol for the Cryopreservation of Sperm in Pellets for the Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus mongolicus)

  • Annelisse Castillo,
  • Carla Lenzi,
  • Andrea Pirone,
  • Alessandro Baglini,
  • Silvia Cerolini,
  • Nicolaia Iaffaldano,
  • Stefano Sartore,
  • Claudia Russo,
  • Achille Schiavone and
  • Margherita Marzoni Fecia di Cossato

23 August 2021

The sperm of each avian species and breed have unique characteristics that render them more or less susceptible to the freezing–thawing process; therefore, a suitable cryopreservation protocol that is specific for the sperm of each type of bird is ne...

  • Review
  • Open Access
24 Citations
9,632 Views
32 Pages

23 August 2021

Due to its large surface area, the skin is susceptible to various injuries, possibly accompanied by the entrance of infective agents into the body. Commensal organisms that constitute the skin microbiota play important roles in the orchestration of c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,750 Views
10 Pages

23 August 2021

The slaughter of pregnant cattle raises ethical–moral questions with regard to animal welfare, but also concerns of consumers because of higher levels of sex steroids in the meat from pregnant cattle. Since no data on the slaughter of pregnant cattle...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,465 Views
9 Pages

23 August 2021

Choniomyzon taiwanensis n. sp. is described based on specimens collected from examining external egg masses of spiny lobster Panulirus longipes longipes (Milne-Edwards, 1868), obtained from Hualien, Taiwan. The new species differs from its congeners...

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